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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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